--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -116,16 +116,20 @@ tools/musl-gcc: config.mak
 	chmod +x $@
 
 $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/%: tools/%
-	install -D $< $@
+	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	install $< $@
 
 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/%.so: lib/%.so
-	install -D -m 755 $< $@
+	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	install -m 755 $< $@
 
 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/%: lib/%
-	install -D -m 644 $< $@
+	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	install -m 644 $< $@
 
 $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/%: include/%
-	install -D -m 644 $< $@
+	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	install -m 644 $< $@
 
 $(DESTDIR)$(LDSO_PATHNAME): $(DESTDIR)$(syslibdir)
 	ln -sf $(libdir)/libc.so $@ || true